Expertus Names Ed Bauer Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Seasoned Veteran Brings More Than 30 Years of Executive Leadership Experience in the Software Industry

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - February 22, 2011) - Expertus (www.expertus.com), a global provider of software and services that optimize the business impact of learning, today announced that Ed Bauer has been named Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. In his role, he will lead Expertus' global sales team as it continues to grow its impressive roster of clients.

"Ed has extensive experience with taking new products to market and understands how to successfully manage a dynamic sales force," said Ramesh Ramani, founder & CEO of Expertus. "We are delighted to add to his successful track record with high performance sales organizations in the software industry."

Expertus is a leader in the learning technology market with its flagship offering, ExpertusONE™, an award-winning social learning platform that brings together formal, informal and collaborative learning for all audiences across the enterprise -- employees, customers and channel partners.

Bauer has a wealth of experience with both private and public companies as CEO, COO, Sales Vice President, Division General Manager and other roles in executive management. More recently, he was Senior Vice President - Worldwide Sales at Kazeon and Director of Sales for eDiscovery - EMC after the acquisition of Kazeon by EMC.

"Expertus is an extraordinary company with tremendous potential," said Bauer. "Expertus brings together immense industry knowledge, cutting-edge products and strategic leadership and I can't wait to deliver this winning combination to organizations around the world."

About ExpertusExpertus is the leading global provider of software and services that optimize the business impact of learning. For more than a decade, the firm's 500+ learning management professionals have defined and implemented plans, processes and technologies that transform training organizations - creating measurable value for the world's most successful corporations. Clients include ADP, Cisco, ConocoPhillips, EMC, Honeywell and Lockheed Martin. Every day at these and other companies, more than a million employees, customers and business partners are educated as a result of Expertus' innovative business strategies, outsourcing services and technology-rich solutions.

Based in Silicon Valley, Expertus serves its clients from offices in the US, UK and India. For more information, visit www.expertus.com, or call toll-free 1-877-827-8160.